AMC detects 85 COVID patients in city

Aurangabad, March 2:

The Aurangabad Municipal Corporation (AMC) health officials conducted 688 antigen and 1349 RT-PCR tests (total 2037 tests) at its COVID Care Centres (CCCs) and different places in the city and traced 85 Covid-19 patients today.

The health teams conducted 94 antigen tests at the CCCs and detected 18 persons as infected. The AMC personnel also held 611 RT-PCR tests at the CCCs. Meanwhile, by visiting different parts of the city, the mobile teams have conducted 509 antigen tests and detected 57 Coronavirus infected persons. They also collected swab samples of 642 suspects for RT-PCR tests.

According to AMC data, the Government Medical College and Hospital (GMCH) conducted 40 RT-PCR tests; district civil hospital conducted eight, and private laboratories performed 48 on Tuesday. The private laboratories also conducted 85 antigen tests and found 10 infected patients. The AMC will be receiving the reports of all RT-PCR tests tomorrow.